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The history of human activity in Michigan, a U.S. state in the Great Lakes, began with settlement of the western Great Lakes region by Paleo-Indians perhaps as early as 11,000 B.C.E.
Michigan, constituent state of the U.S. It is split into two large land segments: the sparsely populated Upper Peninsula and the mitten-shaped Lower Peninsula. The Upper Peninsula shares a southwestern border with Wisconsin, while the Lower Peninsula is bordered to the south by Indiana and Ohio.
Michigan Exploration and Colonial History. French explorer Samuel de Champlain became the first European to explore modern-day Michigan when he navigated the St. Lawrence River in 1603. Over...
Although Michigan’s first territorial governor, William Hull, surrendered Detroit to the British early in the War of 1812, American rule was restored late in 1813 by the victory of Oliver Hazard Perry at the Battle of Lake Erie.
Michigan - Statehood, Growth, Economy: Michigan was anxious for statehood so that it might undertake a more ambitious program of internal improvements. The first constitution was enacted in 1835, but statehood was delayed until 1837 by the so-called Toledo War, a boundary dispute with Ohio.
The Michigan History Center is a state agency that preserves and shares the stories of Michigan. It offers a variety of programs and services, archival collections, and educational resources.
Find your story. Let us help. Who Can Vote? A reformer and women’s rights activist, Eva R. Belles is remembered primarily through scant details in Belles v Burr, a Flint suffrage case in which the Michigan Supreme Court decided… Read More More Stories. No Depression.
Michigan was made the twenty-sixth state of the United States on January 26. The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 connected the Great Lakes with the Hudson River and New York City, and brought large numbers of people to Michigan and provided an inexpensive way to ship crops to market.
Ways to explore Michigan history. From a robust system of museums and historical sites, to online museum and archives collections, to interactive maps, there are so many way to explore and learn about Michigan history.
Michigan Territory was formed in 1805, but some of the northern border with Canada was not agreed upon until after the War of 1812. Michigan was admitted into the Union in 1837 as the 26th state, a free one.